Garey Bies' lonely campaign

Rep. Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay) must be feeling pretty lonely these days. He only raised $100 during the last campaign reporting period. You read that right. An incumbent legislator in the summer before an election only had one contribution for $100 to report.

Maybe Bies feeling like he is doing this all alone can explain why the biggest expenditure he had for this reporting period was to himself. When you have an election in a few months and you have less than $6,000 in the bank, perhaps a check to yourself for almost $650 is not a wise move. If your fundraising for that period doesn't even cover your gas expenses, it's time to rethink your campaign.